Whickham St Mary's Primary School http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:02:17 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Good bye and good luck! This has been a very emotional week for all the staff, pupils and parents as we say goodbye and good luck to Mrs Kelly and Mrs Barrett.

Matthew Williams and Mrs Kelly

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]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/good_bye_and_good_luck.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/good_bye_and_good_luck.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:02:17 +0000 Balloon Race One of our balloons that were released on Sports Day, 4th July, has made its way all the way to Northumberland!

The lady that found the balloon returned the ticket with a letter;

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/balloon_race.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/balloon_race.html News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:43:48 +0000 A lovely suprise for Miss Hawthorne! Today, Miss Hawthorne got a lovely suprise from her class....

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/a_lovely_suprise_for_miss_hawthorne.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/a_lovely_suprise_for_miss_hawthorne.html Year 2 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:14:15 +0000 A visit from Dr Ben! Today Year 2 had a brilliant visit from Dr Ben who came to tell us all about how babies are looked after in hospital, for our science topic!

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/dr_ben.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/dr_ben.html Year 2 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:45:49 +0000 Sports Day Wow! what a fantastic sports day we all had at St Mary's this year. The sun shone all day.

Off go the balloons!


]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/sports_day.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/07/sports_day.html Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:53:50 +0000 Farewell to School Poem from Mrs Briggs

Sadly Mrs Briggs left our school last term after many years of looking after the children during lunchtimes. She was presented with gifts and cards from all the children and staff and left us with a poem of some of her memories.

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/farewell_to_school.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/farewell_to_school.html News Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:12:01 +0000 Yr 2 Sports-tastic day out! Year 2 had a fabulous day at the Centre for Life today! We even met Sporticus from CBBC!

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/yr_2_sportstastic_day_out.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/yr_2_sportstastic_day_out.html Year 2 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:43:35 +0000 Anyone for tennis! Year 3 represented Gateshead in the the finals of the Yr 3 Tennis Challenge at the Puma Centre in Sunderland.
St Mary's Runners Up

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/anyone_for_tennis.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/anyone_for_tennis.html Year 3 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:16:55 +0000 Funday in the Sun! The Friends of St Mary's organised a picnic on the school field and picked one of the sunniest day's of the year. There was a very good turnout, family, friends, past parents, teachers and of course lots of children!
Superfit!

Check out the gallery for more pictures!

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/funday_in_the_sun.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/funday_in_the_sun.html Events Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:15:20 +0000 Beside the Seaside! Year One had a fabulous trip to the Toy Museum and Blue Reef Aquarium on Wednesday 18th June. At the Toy Museum, Maureen looked after us and told us so much about all the old toys that she and her husband have collected over the years.

The Toy Museum

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/year_one_tynemouth.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/year_one_tynemouth.html Year 1 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:29:18 +0000 STOP PRESS!!! Wonderful news from St Thomas More School! Two of St Mary’s ex-pupils have been nominated and then elected as Head Boy and Head Girl. They are Ben Ostell and Ruth Gordon – our congratulations to them both on this marvellous achievement! We wish them well as they go into their final year (13)
They are a credit to both schools!
Ruth and Ben
Best Wishes from Mam x (oops I mean Mrs Ostell!)

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Show time

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/showtime.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/showtime.html Reception Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:50:07 +0000 Pre-school Playgroup Prospectus WELCOME TO THE PRE-SCHOOL

St. Mary’s Duckpool Pre-school provides education and childcare in pre-school sessions for children from age three years up to school age.

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/preschool_playgroup_prospectus.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/preschool_playgroup_prospectus.html Duckpool Pre-School Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:46:18 +0000 Y6 David Milliband Visit This morning David Milliband the Foreign Secretary came to visit Y6 and the pupil council in response to the wonderful letters that they wrote to the Prime Minister and Mr Anderson, MP about the situation in Kenya and our links with St Anthony's in Nakuru. They put on a fab assembly and Mr Milliband and the other visitors were all very impressed.

]]> http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/y6_david_milliband_visit.html http://www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/2008/06/y6_david_milliband_visit.html Year 6 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:00:18 +0000 Fire Safety Reception and Year One pupils had a very exciting visit by the local Fire Brigade on 4th June.

Great excitement with the arrival of the fire engine!

Fire fighter Ellen!

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